I wandering around the Ed Hoy web site. They sell everything you could ever to need to work with glass. Things you didn’t even know you needed. Their catalog is one of the most extensive I think I’ve ever seen. And then there’s information too. I found a page talking about fusing with a ceramic kiln. And you know it’s possible…they tell you all about it. So if you have a ceramic kiln that you’d like to fuse in check out this page. Maybe you know someone that has one they don’t know what to do with. It could soon be yours and you could be fusing away with it. There are a few things you need to be aware of and they spell these things out. So as long as the kiln doesn’t have a kiln sitter you should be good to go.
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Animal-Inspired Sock Knitting Patterns
Admittedly this roundup of patterns is a little niche, but I was looking at colorwork sock knitting patterns and happened to find a lot that include animals or are inspired by animals, so why not take a walk on the wild side and knit some animal inspired socks?
It all started, as most things do, with cats. In particular the Hubble Bubble socks by Abi Marshall-Smith, From Devin with Love. These sweet stripey socks have little black cats on the backs of the heels, so you’ll definitely want to wear them when you aren’t wearing shoes. The pattern comes in three sizes and is available on Ravelry.
And if there are cats, there have to be dogs, right? How about the Pixel Slouch Socks from Winter’s Weather Knits, which have colorwork inspired by a dog in the designer’s life? If you have a dog (or cat, for that matter) with multicolored fur you could make these with different colors to represent their paws, too. Available in three sizes, you can grab the pattern on Ravelry.
Leopard print is a fun choice for socks, and I’ll bet these knit up in a flash because the colorwork is son entertaining. The version shown, from Beyond the Loops, uses classic orange and black, but pick any two high-contrast colors you like. The pattern come s in three sizes and is on Ravelry in English and Finnish.
Jazz up some simple knit socks with a bit of color to make Very Hungry Caterpillar Socks with this free chart from Sian Maloney. This is not a sock pattern, just the chart for making the eyes. You can download it from Ravelry. Change up the colors on the socks to make different insects if you want; kids are sure to love them!
Or how about making some socks covered in rubber duckies? This pattern from Renate Dalmo is also free on Ravelry, and includes colorwork bands of ducks along the leg and foot.
Stone Knits on Etsy has a fun “pair” of sock patterns you can buy together and knit a pair of both or make a mismatched pair. The pattern is called Why Are Flamingos Pink? and one sock has flamingos and the other shrimp. They’re surprisingly cute!
And if you want to take “animal sock knitting patterns” literally, check out this crazy collection from Emma Barmudez Designs. Here you’ll find patterns for a crocodile (shown above), fish, dragon, chameleon and platypus, all with mouths open to receive your feet. Each pattern comes in three sizes, starting with a child’s large/woman’s small, so you can make them for your bigger kids if they have a silly sock day at school (or to wear any other time).